Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
April 21, 2000
Submitted
April 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
098
Aircraft time
32,393 hours, 15,010 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
ABS012110
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIR TURNBACK, AFTER TAKE-OFF WHEN GEAR RETRACTED, ECAM MSG L/G DOOR NOT CLOSED WITH LGCIU FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FAULTY 27GA SENSOR. ALSO, REPLACED BOTH LGCIU''S TT 0059660 (S/N 00250): TT 0059829 (S/N 08788). RECOMMENDATION: REMAIN OPEN PENDING REVIEW OF TEARDOWN REPORT. A/C HAS NO HISTORY-- FLEET HAS HAD SEVERAL SIMILAR EVENTS SINCE JAN 2000 AS WELL AS GEAR DOOR CYCLING MALFUNCTIONS WITH LIKE FIXES.

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